INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Schneider Electric reinforces
its intention of becoming
carbon neutral by 2030
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T
o mark 2017’s COP23, Schneider
Electric, the leader in digital
transformation of energy
management and automation, reinforced its
aim to become carbon neutral by 2030.
the 2015-2017 Planet & Society barometer
to measure its commitment to sustainable
development. In October 2017, Schneider
Electric announced that it exceeded its
barometer target for 2017; a quarter ahead
of schedule.
At COP21 in Paris in 2015, Schneider
Electric announced 10 Commitments for
Sustainability. The commitments were
aligned with the Planet & Society barometer,
its sustainability scorecard, and contribute
to the UN Sustainable Development
Goals. These commitments supported the
company’s objectives to make its plants and
sites carbon neutral by 2030, and to build a
coherent industry ecosystem encompassing
both suppliers and clients. Gilles Vermot Desroches, Senior Vice
President Sustainability at Schneider Electric
said: “COP23 gives us the opportunity to
take an active part in mobilising society
– creating awareness about climate
change; align with global discussions;
and demonstrate that there are current
technologies that can have a real impact
on reducing energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions.”
Schneider Electric, which has been at
the forefront of sustainability efforts for
more than a decade, has made significant
progress on these commitments since 2015.
Schneider Electric uses 16 indicators from Schneider Electric’s sustainability efforts are
closely aligned with the ambitions of COP23,
including climate justice, transition to a new
economy, a strong focus on adaptation, and
gender and climate change.
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Specifically, Schneider Electric aims to
address the following issues when it comes
to climate change:
• What is good for the climate is good for
the economy: the global demand for
infrastructure investments in transport,
energy, water, and urban development
is estimated at around US$6,000 billion
per year over the next 15 years, while
US$270 billion dollars per year would
be sufficient to develop low carbon
infrastructures. Schneider Electric has
introduced Science-Based Targets (SBTs)
to help companies, as well as its own
business, capitalise on the new energy
landscape opportunities.
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